Chapter 579 - Western Frontier's Plans
After exiting Duna's spiritual world, Leon noticed a portion of his energy was depleted once again; a sense of lightheadedness struck him.
But after he circulated True Grandmist Energy a few cycles around his body, the feeling dissipated and his mental state quickly recovered.
Shortly after, his gaze fell on Duna's flawless body.
Not only did her body fully recovered without a single part missing, but there was also a certain silvery glow that made her body seemed otherworldly.
The silvery glow came from his True Grandmist Energy.
It softly overlapped with the surface of Duna's body while slowly merging with her body, and at the same time, transform it.
"I thought Duna would wake up right away, but it seems that she decided to enrich her corporeal body first…" Leon muttered softly.
Shortly after, he exited the big tent and allowed Duna to cultivate quietly.
"How did it go, Young Prince?" Supreme Elder Haldir inquired upon seeing Leon leave the tent, "Did you succeed?"
"Un, it was a complete success." Leon nodded before he said, "Duna is now cultivating. Let her cultivate in peace."
"Then I will ask a soldier to guard the tent to prevent her cultivation session from being disturbed," Supreme Elder Haldir stated.
"That would be appreciated," Leon gave the Supreme Elder a nod before Aria immediately glued herself onto his body, "Let's go see the General Marquis."
"I am right here, Your Highness," General Marquis Hendrick's voice suddenly trickled over from within a nearby tent before Aria could respond.
The General Marquis had arrived earlier to confirm the news of the prince being alive with his own eyes—only to be stopped by the Supreme Elder and Aria.
"Oh?" Leon was surprised for a moment before he nodded, "Let us go for a walk."
"Yes, your Highness," General Marquis complied.
As Leon casually walked towards the Elder Tree's direction with the General Marquis on his right and Aria in his arms on the left, he suddenly inquired, "How's the situation?"
"With Her Majesty departing for the Grassland Region with most of the people and supplies, this place has become quite deserted," The General Marquis answered.
"And to be honest, I'm not sure how we are going to hold this place if we are attacked by another tribe. However, we are doing what we can to patch up the rift and repair the Great Wall."
"True…" Leon nodded for a moment before shaking his head, "However, you won't need to worry about that."
"Oh? Do you have a solution, Your Highness?" General Marquis Hendrick asked with surprise.
However, Leon shook his head again, "That's not it. I simply talked with the Blue Luan Tribe and learned that they will guard us for some time to repay the favor."
"As for the rift and Great Wall, you should just leave it as is. The biggest problem isn't the Western Frontier's broken defense but the lack of strength we have. In my opinion, you should focus on achieving Transcendence first, general."
"Even if I achieve Transcendence, I am afraid that my strength will still be lacking if we were to encounter another opponent on the level of Paragons after the Blue Luan Tribe leaves, Your Highness." General Marquis Hendrick smiled ruefully.
"You're right. A single transcendent won't make any difference in a battle like the Three-Legged Golden Crow Tribe and the Blue Luan Tribe. However, an enormous opportunity to grow strong is presented to everyone here," Leon stated.
Aria immediately furrowed with confusion.
At the same time, General Marquis Hendrick glanced at Leon with doubt, "What do you mean exactly, Your Highness?"
"All the soldiers that remained behind to defend the Western Frontier—round them all up and gather here by the Elder Tree. I will teach everyone a cultivation method that will help them grow strong by leaps and bounds within a short time. You will know then, general."
"This… Alright. I will inform everyone immediately, Your Highness." General Marquis Hendrick bowed in compliance with many doubts.
However, he can only find out later.
Leon did not plan on waiting idly until the General Marquis gathered all the soldiers in the Western Frontier.
He pulled Aria towards his chest and took flight towards the west.
"What are you planning to do, Leon?" Aria asked like a curious kitten in Leon's arms, holding onto him dearly like she was afraid of losing him.
Leon felt the slight tremor in her arms and knew that Aria had yet to recover from the previous shock, even though he had returned to her side.
After caressing her head gently, Leon explained, "We are going to fetch to the Three-Legged Golden Crow's bodies and cook a great feast for the soldiers."
"Are you planning to help them all become Body Cultivators with Three-Legged Golden Crow's valuable meat?" Aria quickly understood before asking with surprise, "The Blue Luan Tribe is willing to just give them to us?"
"Yep. The Blue Luans were willing to give them all to us due to their fear of getting corrupted by the Wrathful Demonic Energy," Leon answered before he added, "However, I promised to leave them a portion after the meat is purified."
"I didn't know the Blue Luans could be so generous…" Aria muttered.
"They probably wouldn't be this generous if they didn't have such a wise leader," Leon cracked a smile and casually said, "It seems like we are pretty lucky."
"Can you really say that we are lucky when the Western Frontier is like this…?" Aria said before she suddenly pounded Leon's chest with her small fists, "And you nearly lost your life too! Did you know how worried I was?"
Aria broke in quiet sobs.
"Sorry for making you worried…" Leon apologized with guilt.
However, Aria quickly shook her head and wrapped her hands around his neck before she pulled him in for a kiss proactively.
Their lips touched, and a long passionate kiss was exchanged between them.
Shortly after their lips separated, Aria said emotionally with teary eyes full of relief, "I'm just glad that you made it back to my side alive in the end."
"Yeah… me too.." Leon held her tightly.